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Grammar : Noun
Spell : juhngk-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌŋk tʃər

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Définition of junctures

Origin :
  • late 14c., "place where two things are joined," from Latin iunctura "a joining, uniting, a joint," from iunctus, past participle of iungere "to join" (see jugular). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1650s, probably from astrology.
  • noun link, connection
  • noun turning point
Example sentences :
  • Only the solid small triangles at junctures and ends seem to be lacking.
  • Extract from : « Mohave Pottery » by Alfred L. Kroeber
  • These junctures are so slight that they break readily when a specimen of a gill is handled, leaving the filaments free.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
  • The junctures are so arranged that the alternate ones come together at one side.
  • Extract from : « Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity » by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
  • In the formation of junctures or adhesions nature proceeds from beneath to above.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
  • In certain instances where junctures arose, it is doubtful that any other could have met them with equal efficiency.
  • Extract from : « Makers and Romance of Alabama History » by B. F. Riley
  • The assumption of a corporate appearance is a very unfair trick: and there are junctures at which harm might be done by it.
  • Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan
  • All his business and affairs are junctures and transactions, and when he speaks with a man he gives him audience.
  • Extract from : « Character Writings of the 17th Century » by Various
  • The junctures of the pipes to be connected, are made air tight, as mentioned already, by iron cement.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Treatise on Gas-light » by Fredrick Accum
  • Undoubtedly there are junctures where momentary interest ceases and attention flags, and where reinforcement is needed.
  • Extract from : « Democracy and Education » by John Dewey
  • According to St Pauls physiology, the bands knit the body together, but the junctures are its means of supply.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians » by G. G. Findlay

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